Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A Matawan man with close ties to Union Beach was one of several Sandy survivors to be published in the collection titled "Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humorous Stories for a Serious Cause."
Hurricane Sandy was no laughing matter for those people displaced from their flooded homes, for those throwing out hundreds of dollars worth of food after losing power or for those who lost their homes entirely. However, they say laughter is the best medicine. "When you are gutting people's houses, you either start laughing or start crying and don't stop," said James Butler, a former Union Beach resident who continues to coach youth soccer there. "When you are dealing with tragedy there is at first shock and then you kind of move on to the gallows of humor." Each day after the storm, Butler, now a Matawan resident, visited Union Beach to help his parents, his childhood friends and his soccer players' families clean up and rebuild. He …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Team captain meeting tonight
Participants in Relay for Life at Point Borough High School on Saturday are asking their friends and neighbors to support their efforts to fight cancer. The fundraiser for the American Cancer Society will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Sat. at the high school stadium field. It will not continue as an overnight event as did last year's fundraiser held at Community Park. The event, like last year's, is expected to draw hundreds of participants and supporters. As planning continues, there is a captain's meeting tonight (see attached PDF for details). For more information about the schedule for the event, how to participate or how to donate to a particular team, please see the event website.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Remember to bring personal care items for victims of sexual assault
Volunteers are setting up now for Earth Day to be held from noon to 4 p.m. today at Riverfront Park, River Road, Point Borough. Those planning on going are asked to bring personal care items for victims of sexual assault. There will be a table with Girl Scouts collecting the items. For more information on that, please click here. Admission is free. There will be 90 vendors, food, music, a farm animal petting zoo, rides and games for the kids and lots of useful information from nonprofit organizations, such as the Point Pleasant Borough Environmental Commission, which is running the event, The Friends of Island Beach State Park and many others. For more information, read the blog posted by Chris Constantino, chairperson of the Borough …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Funds will help house volunteers helping Sandy victims
New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie announced on Monday morning that the Hurricane Sandy NJ Relief Fund is donating $31,300 to help Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church renovate facilities for out-of-town volunteers helping Sandy victims. This grant will be used to improve the church's Volunteer Village dormitory facilities, which house 36 volunteers per week and supply non-profits with volunteer labor for local home rebuilding. Christie toured the church's dormitory facilities, including bunk beds with mattresses donated by the US Army, bathrooms and a stage area where showers and dressing rooms will be constructed. The donation from the relief fund overseen by Christie will help renovate bathrooms, buy tools and convert a garage into…
Sunday, April 14, 2013
All proceeds to help chronically ill children and their families
The Carmie Brady Foundation will be holding its Sixth Annual Fundraiser at Jenkinson's in Point Pleasant Beach from 2 to 6 p.m. today (Sunday). The Carmie Brady Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that raises money for sick children in the local community. The foundation is run solely by volunteers so that all the money raised from the event will go to these local families, according to a prepared statement from the foundation. Tickets can be bought online or at the door for $20. The event includes entertainment by the Brue Crew and the Pipes and Drums of the Jersey Shore, food, happy hour prices, a 50/50, gift auction and a face painter for the kids. To date, the Carmie Brady Foundation has helped over 40 families in …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Rescue vessel sunk in recent nor'easter
The Point Pleasant Beach First Aid Squad needs the community's help to repair or replace its sunken rescue and dive boat, the only rescue boat in the region. The boat sank during the most recent nor'easter that battered the Jersey Shore and the insurance claim will fall very short of actual repair or replacement cost, according to a prepared statement from the squad. The 24 foot Stieger Craft, designed for dive, rescue, recovery and EMS water response, sunk while at a squad member's dock on Woodland Ave, Point Beach, just a few blocks from the squad headquarters on Laurel Avenue, between Bay Avenue and Route 35 South. The all volunteer emergency squad, which serves Point Pleasant Beach, Bay Head and Mantoloking, operates solely on …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
An undetermined amount of money raised by tickets sold to view the sandy behemoth will be used to help Sandy victims in the greater Point Beach area
Some of the revenue raised through ticket sales to view a giant sandcastle to be built on Jenkinson's Beach will go towards local residents still reeling in Sandy's aftermath. And some of the funds will be used for Sandy victims in other parts of the Jersey Shore and the state, said Ed Jarrett, the artist about to start creating "Sandy Castle," a 50-foot-tall sandcastle structure on the beach in front of Jenkinson's Aquarium. The idea is that the sandcastle will be a draw for visitors from far and near from the time it's finished, in late May or early June, until it's dismantled, in mid or late September, explained Jarrett, in an interview on the beach, at the site of the future castle, on Wednesday evening. Children and seniors will pay…
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Event at Centennial Park; rain location at St. Paul's UM Church
The public is welcome to attend the Easter Egg Hunt at Centennial Park, behind Borough Hall and the firehouse, on Bridge Avenue in Bay Head at 11 a.m. Saturday. The rain location is St. Paul's UM Church, West Lake and Bridge avenues, Bay Head. There will be fun and games for the whole family and kids can visit with the Easter Bunny. Bring your camera. Please register in advance by calling (732) 892-5926 or visit the church website. St. Paul's is still serving free hot breakfast and dinner to those in the greater Bay Head-Point Pleasant area who have been impacted by Sandy or who are otherwise needy. Every day, the kitchen has needs for more volunteers and specific supplies. Those who can help with donations of food, supplies or volunteer…
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Donations welcome at event at Ciao Bella Salon, Point Beach
Free haircuts will be offered to all area residents affected by Superstorm Sandy from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Ciao Bella Salon, 516 Bay Ave., Point Pleasant Beach. Hair stylists Cristina Ortiz of Roselle and Nutley resident Jo Carlo are offering free haircuts as a way to pay forward the outpouring of support and effort they witnessed following the storm. While payment is not required, donations are welcome and will be divided between the kitchen at St. Paul's Church, which has been serving hot meals daily since Sandy struck and Shore 2 Recover, a Point Beach-based organization helping Sandy victims. The Highlands home of Ortiz's sister was badly damaged by the storm. Within a week, volunteers from a local church and others had gutted …
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Live bands at Idle Hour raise money for Point Beach Fire and EMS
A rockin' fundraiser at the Idle Hour Saturday night to raise money for the Point Beach Fire Department is now also raising money for Point Beach EMS. The fundraiser, starting at 4 p.m. with a line-up of seven bands, was originally conceived to raise money for the Point Beach Fire Department volunteers, whose firehouse on Arnold Avenue was flooded by Sandy. Then the fire department asked Rock-N-Relief, the event organizers, to donate part of the proceeds to Point Beach EMS (also known as the Point Pleasant First Aid and Emergency Squad). Rock-N-Relief announced on their Facebook event page: "I wanted to let everyone know that we're including the Point Pleasant First Aid too. The Fire Department brought it to our attention that Point …
Steve M. on the Franklin Side of Kingston
2:14 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Bought the Kindle edition. "Sandy my darling you hurt me real bad You know it's true ..." But please DON'T say you'll stay, oh Sandy! more ›